OWL – powerful ontology engineering

• Can define complex conceptual structures

• Class-oriented, logically precise modeling

  • Demanding in terms of expertise, effort, cost

• SW Best Practices Ontology Engineering and Patterns Task Force

  • “Representing Classes as Property Values”
    • http://www.w3.org/TR/swbp-classes-as-values/
    • Options for using “classes” (e.g., subject headings) when describing resources using RDF Schema or OWL Full as opposed to OWL DL or OWL Lite

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